13th June 2024

An 88-year-old lady presents with a swollen hand. She has a history of diabetes mellitus

An 88-year-old lady presents with a swollen hand. She has a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, mild dementia and gout. She lives alone at home but has 2 cats and 3 dogs. She does not remember whether any of her pets have scratched her. Exudate from hand was sent for gram stain and it showed small gram-negative rods. What is the likely causative organism?

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